unit 3 crj assignment

Students will read a scholarly journal article for content and to highlight important design components.

Please read the attached article and pay particular attention to the abstract and methods sections. Answer the questions provided below in a Microsoft Word document:

  1. Please cite this scholarly journal article as it would appear in a reference section using APA format:
  2. Please identify the method used for data collection.
  3. Do you believe this was the best method?
  4. Please identify the independent variable(s).
  5. How is it operationalized?
  6. Please identify the dependent variable.
  7. How is it operationalized?
  8. What were the results of the study?